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Michigan’s community colleges get career prep grant

LANSING—The Michigan Community College Association announced that it has received an $800,000 grant to improve student access to programs in growth areas that lead to in-demand jobs. The grant, awarded …

Workforce Development

Detroit workforce groups win $10M federal training grant

DETROIT—Officials of the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) and Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN) announced that the groups have been awarded a $10 million grant from the United States Department of …

Advanced Manufacturing / Workforce Development

LIFT offers certification to Michigan National Guard and Reserve members

DETROIT—LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense-supported manufacturing innovation institute, today announced its “Operation Next” advanced manufacturing certification program is being made available to members of the Michigan National Guard and …

K-12 Education / Nonprofits / Workforce Development

Consumers Energy Foundation donates $250k for youth skills training

JACKSON—Officials at the Consumers Energy Foundation announced a $250,000 grant to the Benton Harbor nonprofit Youth Solutions to expand its Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates’ Postsecondary and Career Pathways Accelerator initiative …

Mobility Industry / Workforce Development

Webinar to cover how to develop mobility and manufacturing work force

DETROIT—“Building a Talent Pipeline: Developing Tomorrow’s Mobility and Manufacturing Workforce” is the theme of an Oct. 28 webinar that will highlight collaborative partnerships between industry, educators, students, and community members …

Economic Development / Nonprofits / Small Business / Workforce Development

Michigan Celebrates Small Business gets new manager

LANSING—The Michigan Celebrates Small Business event, a nonprofit organization that has conducted an annual business gala for 15 years, has a new managing partner—Kinexus Group, a Benton Harbor-based nonprofit working …

K-12 Education / Manufacturing / Skilled Trades / Specialty Vehicles / Workforce Development

Shyft Group goes virtual to meet with students on Manufacturing Day

NOVI–The Novi-based specialty vehicle manufacturer Shyft Group, formerly known as Spartan Motors, plans a live, virtual event for Manufacturing Day this year. Students are welcome to learn about the good-paying, …

Automation / Industry 4.0 / Manufacturing / Webinars / Workforce Development

Manufacturing Growth Alliance sets webinars on talent, automation, more

LANSING–Small manufacturers across the state are invited to a series of events being hosted by the Manufacturing Growth Alliance to celebrate Michigan’s $105 billion manufacturing Industry during October. National Manufacturing …

Information Technology / Workforce Development

Free online IT training offered for Detroiters

DETROIT–ExperienceIT, the collaborative group of IT-focused employers and workforce agencies in downtown Detroit, has announced that its fall 2020 training cohort will be held virtually. The free program, scheduled to …

Workforce Development / Youth

Professional development space for young workers to open in Mt. Clemens

MT. CLEMENS—Officials at PurposePoint LLC, a professional development company, announced that a nonprofit, The Industry, will open a second office in downtown Mount Clemens in partnership with PurposePoint, to engage …

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